Dear Mr H.S. Mohamud,
I have very bitter experience with Somali Pirates.
You'd need Security Sector Reform (SSR):
The set of policies, plans, programs, and activities that a government undertakes to improve the way it provides safety, security, and justice.
Identification of 6 interdependent maritime functions:
MARITIME GOVERNANCE
MARITIME CIVIL AND CRIMINAL AUTHORITY
MARITIME DEFENSE, MARITIME SAFETY, MARITIME RESPONSE AND RECOVERY, MARITIME ECONOMY
You lacking a diagnostic tool to produce baseline analysis of a national maritime sector, including critical elements of governance, civil and criminal authority, defense, safety, response and recovery, and economy.
You'd need to develop following capabilities:
1. Ability to provide trained and qualified law enforcement personnel.
2. Ability to enforce laws utilizing interagency and international coordination and cooperation.
3. Ability to hold personnel administratively, criminally, and professionally accountable to a defined set of ethical standards to maintain public integrity and combat corruption; and to hold private sector and other organizations responsible, as appropriate.
4. Ability to conduct operations, including joint operations.
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Don't fertilize a garden, weed it!
For my wrongful imprisonment I never received official apology or restitution.
Captain Miro Alibasic

Illegal fishing in Somali waters has been going for so long. I don't support piracy but that seemed the only thing that was keeping these illegal vessels at bay. "Illegal Fishing Companies" would continue to plunder Somalia's marine resources unless the Somali authority comes up with a proper solution. By calling out to the International community, you are only widening their eyes for an "opportunity" .

From this lamentation by Somalia's President, that foreign vessels are back illegally fishing Somali waters again, I've just remembered that all this illegal fishing had been stopped by Somali pirates. What does that tell you? Not all bad things are bad all the time...

You have the problem defined correctly. The answer is a different matter. You cannot expect foreigners to protect your resources at the expense of their businesses. Somali pirates could find any ship within a thousand miles of your coast. It is just a matter of policing and Somalia clearly have the skills to do it.

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